Reel for wire and the like



April 19, 1932. A. w. SAULTER REEL FOR WIRE AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 5, 1931 Patented Apr. 19, 1932 ALFRED WALTER SAULTER, OF ROTHERHITEE, LONDON, ENGLAND REEL FOR WIRE AND THE VLIKE Application led February 5, 1931, Serial No. 513,672, and in Great Britain February 11, 1930.

This invention relates to reels for wire and the like in which a pair of anges are attached to the ends of a tubular barrel. It has heretofore been proposed to' construct this g type of reel by forming lugs on the ends of a tubular barrel and folding the lugs over against the inner edges of a pair of annular fianges attached to the ends of the barrel. The barrel is formed at its ends with swages or circumferential ribs which abut against the inner sides of the iianges. I have found this construction of reel will not stand up to rough treatment, particularly when a large number of reels wound with wire are being transported by railways. The object of my invention is to provide an improved construction of reel of the type set forth which will be simple to manufacture and will stand up to rough treatment. In referring to annular flanges above and hereinafter, it is understood that I also contemplate fianges bounded by straight edges, oval edges or the like, and that if desired the barrel may be polygonal or oval in section instead of circular.

In order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect, I have appended hereto a sheet of drawings illustrating embodiments thereof, and wherein,

Fig. l is a side elevation view, and

Fig. 2 is a detail section to a larger scale on the line B-B of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings, the barrel 1 is made from a strip of sheet metal bent to cylindrical form and having its ends soldered or otherwise united. Equi-distantly spaced lugs 2 are formed on the ends of the barrel l by removing portions from the longitudinal edges of the strip from which the barrel is made. The iianges 3 are made'of sheet metal cut to annular form, their apertures 4 being smaller in diameter than the diameter of the barrel l, for normal purposes this difference in diameter being about one inch. A number of slots 5 are pressed out of the fianges located so as to correspond and register with the lugs 2 on the ends of the barrel. The lugs 2 are passed through the slots 5 as a nice fit and are pressed over against the outer faces of the flanges towards their centres.

The edges of the holes are pressed outwards against the outer faces of the flanges 3 so as to press against and overhang the free edges of the lugs 2. Y

Additional security can be obtained by forming a raised circumferential bead or swage 9 (see Fig. 2) round each end of the barrel l to abut against the inner faces of the flanges 3.

The lugs 2 of the barrel may be pressed into the flanges so that they `become countersunk.

What I claim is zl. In a reel for wire a barrel and two substantially annular flanges, the barrel being greater in diameter than the inner diameter of the ianges, lugs at the ends of the barrel and slots formed in the flanges, the lugs being passed through said slots and pressed over against the outer faces of the flanges, the said lugs being bent towards the centres of the flanges, and the inner edges of the flanges being bent over against the free ends of the lugs.

2. In a reel for wire a barrel and two substantially annular fianges, the barrel being greater in diameter than the inner diameter of the flanges, lugs at the ends of the barrel and slots formed in the ianges, the lugs being passed through said slots and pressed over against the outer faces of the anges, the said lugs being bent towards the centres of the anges, and the inner edges of the fianges being bent over against the free ends of the lugs, and circumferential ribs on said barrel abutting against the inner faces of the flanges.

In witness whereof I have signed this specication.

ALFRED WALTER SAULTER. 

